Boat owners who meet the eligibility requirements are invited to register for entry in the second annual GULF ISLANDS NANAIMO (GIN) race, an open race through the Gulf Islands from Victoria to Nanaimo.

This race is included in the Vancouver Island Racing Series, occurring the weekend before the SnakIN Regatta hosted by the Nanaimo Yacht Club.

GIN is a QUALIFYING RACE for the Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race.

Scoring will be available for PHRF NW, ORC and IRC. Limited free moorage available at Royal Victoria Yacht Club before the race and a weeks free Moorage at Naniamo Yacht Club.

The first 30 complete registrations will be eligible to receive a free bottle of Gin from our Presenting Sponsor Victoria GIN!

The folks at the Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association (NSBA) have come up with a handy way for boaters to recognise if companies have a Nova Scotia Certified Boatbuilder or Marine Service Technician on their...

Stephen and Fran Hill are our most prolific POTW contributors. So far we have received at least three dozen beauties. Here’s the first note we received:

Over the past two summers we completed the Down East Circle Route on our 37' Nordic Tug named "Tug'n". Here are a series of photos from the two summers. I hope a few might be of interest to your readers.

Jeanneau’s newest NC model is the NC 33, and it’s an exciting and innovative inboard cruiser ideally suited to young families or couples.

Nick Harvey, President of Jeanneau America wanted to emphasize that their new NC 33 features a hull design by Michael Peters. Peters’ hand has been on many of the company’s recent designs and strong performance and excellent sea-keeping are to be expected.

At an overall length of 34.5” and equipped with twin engines, the NC 33 has been designed to fit in between Jeanneau’s NC 9(30’11” with a single engine) and the NC 11 at 36’6” and with twin engines.

A thin breeze skittered across the Gulf of Maine, and a low cloud ceiling stamped-outany moonlight, making for a darknight aboard my dad’s J/44, Southern Cross. My wife and I were standing watch with nothing to look at, save a few distant lights. While my wife enjoys excellent vision, I suffer from severe red-green color blindness that makes it hard to determine if I’m looking at bow and stern lights, discreet vessels, or both. Given that in August of 2006 Automatic Identification System (AIS) wasn’t yet widespread amongst recreational craft, we spent the next few minutes trying to discern the nature of the scene before consulting the radar, getting on the VHF, and waking our captain.

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